So…In Dialogue how does the writer say who said what with out saying: he said this, she said that?
I was homeschooled, so I’m sorry to say I did not have the best writing teacher (My mom). And she just went off what the curriculum said. What I was told was to change out the said for a different word. If I had a sentence like Sam said, “Where were you last night?” I was told to do change it like this “Where were you last night?” Questioned Sam.
I’m not sure if this is the right way to go about it. Just wondering your thoughts on it.
Thank you so much!!!
It’s easier if there are only two of them and their speaking style distinguishes them from each other.
But if they are close in this, then from time to time I specify who is speaking, including through some inserted description about the way they said it or about the fact that they nervously fixed their hair.
Or the character addresses the other by name.
If there are more people in the dialogue, I think that addressing them by name still works a lot and if a third and fourth intervene, then it is described who did it.
It is easiest when two main ones lead the dialogue, and the others “rest” and specifically join in.
